I could not have written this book without the help of the institutions and individuals listed here.
In Britain: British Library; Dr Francesca Denman; Guildhall Library; Jessica Handy (Unilever Archives); Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies; Intellectual Property Office; Alan Lawrie; Lloyd’s Register; London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Cemeteries; London Metropolitan Archives; National Archives; Royal Archives, Windsor; Ben Stables; Dr Isobel Thompson (Historic Environment Record, Hertfordshire County Council); Max Tyler (British Music Hall Society); City of Westminster Archives Centre; West Yorkshire Archive Service.
The extract from Queen Victoria’s journals (p. 70) was provided by the Royal Archives, Windsor, and is quoted with the permission of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Overseas: Bibliothèque royale de Belgique; Brigitte Couplet; Bibliothèque Nationale de France; Christian Labardens; Charlotte Lubert (Société des Bains de Mer, Monte Carlo, Monaco); Martine and Joël Pairis; Noëlle and Jean Pilon; Smithsonian Library (Washington DC, USA); Société des Gens de Lettres (Paris); Michel Troublé; Philippe Valcq; and the local archives in Lyon, Marseille, Morlaix and Paris.
Last but by no means least, I thank my wife, Jacqueline, without whose love, support and help I could not have even considered writing this book.
Robin Quinn
August 2016